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Pet Peeves v. u mad?

alasdairm said:
saying, correctly, "could have" instead of "could of" is hardly grammar major stuff - it's day to day english.

this thread is funny. if you think everybody in the world is a shitty driver lots of nodding, but if you suggest that somebody's lazy, shitty use of english is a pet peeve, it's some kind of crime.

:)

alasdair
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Assess the phonetic differences between "could've" and should've" (both registering as nonwords (so is "nonword") but whatever, both are commonly used by the educated and uneducated life in everyday speech) and "could of" and "should of," and you have your answer as to why people do this in writing.
 
alasdairm said:
saying, correctly, "could have" instead of "could of" is hardly grammar major stuff - it's day to day english.

this thread is funny. if you think everybody in the world is a shitty driver lots of nodding, but if you suggest that somebody's lazy, shitty use of english is a pet peeve, it's some kind of crime.

:)

alasdair
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maybe their butchering of the language is them showing their highest form of respect for it a la flag burners
 
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Assess the phonetic differences between "could've" and should've" (both registering as nonwords (so is "nonword") but whatever, both are commonly used by the educated and uneducated life in everyday speech). . .
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Well, actually, in the phonetic context of a prior terminal consonant of "d", "f" and "v" will sound identical (you can test this by carefully pronouncing "could've" and "could of" to yourself). The grammatical context helps us identify the actual phoneme though ("v"), so only "could've" and "should've" should be used.

ebola
 
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shimazu said:
maybe their butchering of the language is them showing their highest form of respect for it a la flag burners
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which of the amendments covers shitty grammar?

i know what you're trying to do but your response is intellectually dishonest. you and i both know there's no high principle at play - some people actually think that "should of" is correct. it's dismal and it's my pet peeve...

alasdair
 
ebola? said:
Well, actually, in the phonetic context of a prior terminal consonant of "d", "f" and "v" will sound identical (you can test this by carefully pronouncing "could've" and "could of" to yourself). The grammatical context helps us identify the actual phoneme though ("v"), so only "could've" and "should've" should be used.

ebola
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I'm not disagreeing with this. Just pointing out why it happens.


I tend not to give a fuck about grammar and what is or isn't a word in general, however. I used the word "conglomorous" in a paper recently as an adjective for medical companies, as I felt it better suited the purposes of the point I was trying to make. Conglomorous isn't actually a word (even a google search netted nothing), but I made it one, and it more effectively communicated my position than to simply call the organizations "conglomerates". "*negative adjective*, *negative adjective* conglomorous organizations" sounds better and more convincing than "*negative adjective*, *negative adjective* conglomerates.

So basically, the rules of English can be bent heavily as long as people understand what is to be said. The only aspects of poor grammar that bother me are repeated misuses of words like "your" and "you're," and I say repeated because practically everybody types out "your" sometimes when they mean "you're."

I suppose I'm just not a grammar nazi. As long as I can understand what you're trying to say, then we're all good.


edit: I like how you spelled my whole user name out :) . My entire user name is larger than the screen name character limit imposed by Bluelight (or V-Burd). Awesome. Just caught that.
 
kytnism said:
people that drive like assholes during peak hour traffic thinking that theyre journey home to their families is more important than other motorists.

...kytnism...:|
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Sometimes people are heading to work, or a class, as well. Even during evening rush hour, people have reason to hurry.

Anyways, I drive like a total asshole now, but it's not my fault. I'm not the real asshole in this story. The real asshole are all the dudes going 30 in the 45, with lines of cars behind them. It takes aggressive driving techniques to get in front of them, and shaves minutes off my journey. I hate slow, pussy ass drivers, fucking up traffic for the rest of us, talking on their cell phones half the time, and being generally inconsiderate.

Also, I hate when three of these guys somehow manage to line up together, three guys going an identical 25-30 mph in a 45 mph zone, exactly parallel to each other, making it impossible for me to get around them. In the moment, I'm almost positive these guys are doing it on purpose. Like they left their house and said "Hey, you know how bad traffic on Bird Rd is? Let's go make it worse!" or some shit.

I fucking hate driving in Miami, and need to stop talking about it before I have a stroke.
 
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Sometimes people are heading to work, or a class, as well. Even during evening rush hour, people have reason to hurry.

Anyways, I drive like a total asshole now, but it's not my fault. I'm not the real asshole in this story. The real asshole are all the dudes going 30 in the 45, with lines of cars behind them. It takes aggressive driving techniques to get in front of them, and shaves minutes off my journey. I hate slow, pussy ass drivers, fucking up traffic for the rest of us, talking on their cell phones half the time, and being generally inconsiderate.

Also, I hate when three of these guys somehow manage to line up together, three guys going an identical 25-30 mph in a 45 mph zone, exactly parallel to each other, making it impossible for me to get around them. In the moment, I'm almost positive these guys are doing it on purpose. Like they left their house and said "Hey, you know how bad traffic on Bird Rd is? Let's go make it worse!" or some shit.

I fucking hate driving in Miami, and need to stop talking about it before I have a stroke.
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People seriously have NO reason to drive like arseholes - whether you're driving to work, to a class, home to your family, you have to take a shit... It makes no difference. I'm sure the people who have suffered 3rd degree burns to their bodies, or have lost a limb would feel it was justified because they were in a hurry. :\

Note - the driving you described (people lining up driving way slow, etc) is just as arsehole as the people driving too fast, and in some ways, can be really dangerous too - if people need to drive slow, then stay to the left (in Australia) and let people pass (NOT SPEEDING).

It's not so much a pet peeve as a kind of hatred... irresponsible drivers, people who drive drunk/under the influence, people who speed, people who menace others on the road for kicks. I feel like keying their stupid cars.

On topic:

Being shushed really grinds my gears.
 
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Samadhi said:
People seriously have NO reason to drive like arseholes - whether you're driving to work, to a class, home to your family, you have to take a shit... It makes no difference. I'm sure the people who have suffered 3rd degree burns to their bodies, or have lost a limb would feel it was justified because they were in a hurry. :\

Note - the driving you described (people lining up driving way slow, etc) is just as arsehole as the people driving too fast, and in some ways, can be really dangerous too - if people need to drive slow, then stay to the left (in Australia) and let people pass (NOT SPEEDING).

It's not so much a pet peeve as a kind of hatred... irresponsible drivers, people who drive drunk/under the influence, people who speed, people who menace others on the road for kicks. I feel like keying their stupid cars.
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Define "speeding." Are you referring specifically to those going above the mandated speed-limit? Or to those who are driving at whichever speed, above or below the speed limit, puts them in a dangerous position.

Because where I live, the speed limit is often placed up to 10 miles below where it should be, in order to create a speed trap and give people tickets. I usually find I can go 14 over the speed limit without significant problems, as the police will not even bother and would rather wait for somebody going 25 over.

Incidentally, I talked myself out of a $500 dollar ticket and possible jail time the other night, for driving like a total asshole. In this case, it was accidental assholism, but damn. That is the only good cop experience I have ever had in my life. Only ticket I have ever gotten out of. I think it's cause I made the cop laugh, which brought him over from totally pissed off to understanding that I simply misread the traffic signals (I supposedly ran a red light believing I was coming into a right turn merging lane, almost got killed, and ended up struggling for control in the middle emergency lane. This type of assholism is not typical for me, you should know).
 
Saying things numerous times because someone was either not listening the first time, or is just really dense.
 
Alt people (Goth, punk, etc fashion also alt sexuality/queer) who assume that cause I'm a clean cut white guy wearing understated clothing that I must be a total bore and that I must also be seeing them as inferior or something.
 
I HATE when some moron feels compelled to drop his IQ score on me. I don't care what number you pull outta your ass, only a stupid twat sits around wanking off on a test score.
 
I drive like it is a race most of the time, not reckless or anything, but I am always looking to pass people if possible

just the other day this guy in a little 2 seater Mercedes passed me right before a two lane became a one lane and I was just behind him the whole time grilling the shit out of his car waiting for it to become two lanes again and when it did he really gunned it (at least 90-100 mph) and I had drugs on me so I just said its not worth it (and im not even gonna lie his car would easily outpace mine) and I swear to God about 2-3 miles down the road I see a cop car with the lights on and I can't see who he pulled over until im driving by and I was just hoping it would be that guy and I saw the silver paint and Benz logo and was like awww yeahhhhh and I creeped by really slow just to rub in the fact that even in his nice ass car I still am going to pass him.

thats my pet peeve I guess, people who think they can drive like assholes because they have a nice car
 
Mr.Scagnattie said:
Random new BL members who pop up out of the blue thinking they know everything and being incredibly rude to long-time members and staff.

It's like.. who the hell are you?
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anybody who thinks they know everything and anybody who is rude sucks, regardless of how long either has been a member of the site...

alasdair
 
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